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l .DOOR HANGER. No. 352,741. Patented Nov. 16, 1886l L ISRAEL DOAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF'AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE' WILGOX MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

Doon-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,741, dated November 16, 1886. Application iiled December 10,1885. Serial No. 35,304. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL DOAN, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a full description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a sec- Io tionv at line x of Fig. l. Fig-3 is a section at line y of Fig. l, the wheel being removed. Fig. Ltis a modication.

My invention relates to that class of doorhangers which are designed to be secured to the upper edge ot' a door, and some part of which is made' adjustable for the purpose ofv levelingthe door.

The leading objects of my invention are to make such a door-hanger which can readily be attached to the door without mo'rtising or cutting the top edge of the door, and which will be durable and efficient,and more steady and reliable in operation than hangers of that class as heretofore made, which Iaccolnplish, as illustrated in the drawings and as herein described and claimed.

In the drawings, Ais a metal plate,designed to be secured directly to the upper edge of a door by means of screws. Y B is a post extending up from the plate A. ,It has a longitudinal slot, a, through it. The wall whichl'orms the upper end of the slot, as shown, is inclined.

C is another post extending up from the plate A, and provided with a slot like the slot c. The upper end of the post C may be formed as shown in the drawings, and it has through it a smooth cylindrical hole (indicated by dotted lines) to receive a screw.` These postsare 4o preferably cast with the plate A.

D is a yoke. this yoke forms a rider-bar. c, is inclined.

The upper part or bar, b, of The lower bar,

d is a downward extension fromv the main y Y part of the yoke.

' e lis a projection from d, adapted to pass` through the slot cin the .post B.k These parts d and e together form a hook, the upper or bearing surface of which is nearly at a right 5o angle with theline of support or strain, thereby overcoming any tendency to slip, rattle, or

break, and avoiding undue strain on t-he adjusting devices, as hereinafter explained. The

upper edge of the hook-extension c is'inclined at an angle of about fozty-tive degrees.

f is another extension from the yoke,corre spending with the extension e, adapted to pass through the slot in the post C, its upper edge being also inclined. Between the bars b c of the yoke there is an open space to receive the 6o wheel E. This wheelissupposed to be double, the two partsbeing connectedby a short axle. The peripheries of the wheel in use travel upon a track as usual, the position of which is indicated by the line z in Eig. 1. The riderbar rests upon the axle of the wheel as usual.

. g is a screw which passes through the upper end ofthe post C and enters a screw-threaded hole in the yoke, as indicated at hin the drawings. Two Vof thesefhangers are 'to beused 7o with each door-one at or near each upper corner. By turning the screw g the position of the parts e f in the post-s can be changed, thus either raising-or lowering the part of the door to which the hanger is secured, and by this 75 means the door can be easily adjusted so as to be plumb.

It will be observed that the posls B C, as shown, are located outside of the extreme'limit to which the wheel-axle passes. The arrange- So ment and construction of the hook d e and'extension f is such that the end of the hanger opposite to the screw will, in use, maintain its proper position as the door is rolled back and forth, the weight of the door being carried on the inclined extensions e f, without injuriousv strain on the adj usting-screw.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a 4slight 'modification, which may be used, if desired, although in my opinion it will not be necessary. The 9o modication consists'V in providing the plate A with au inclined piece, i, and making the lower end of the extension d correspondingly inclined. By using this construction the downward movement'oi' the inclined projection c 95 in the post BI will be positively prevented. The opposite end of the yoke will always be held in position by the screw g. l

Instead of making each post B C lexactly as described, each might consist of two vertical loo Y parts, with a pin or other connecting-piece at or near the top,which would, in' effect, be the same thing as a slotted post. vantage, however, in this construction.

I am aware that door-hangers 'are in use having adjusting devices7 und I do not. claim the sanne, broadly.

In many door-hangers of this class, when the axle or spindle' of the carrying-Wheel has reached the limit :it thefend opposite the ad justingg-swrew7 .there is a tendency to separate the yoke from the door-plate7 and :is theaverage doors are heavy und these devices small, this tendency is very npp-,u'ent. and espe/daily so if there is :my considerable space between the yoke l(ind the plnte. This is one 0i' the del I'ectsucf this less of" hangers, ns they mustnecessarily be somewhat loosefin their conneclion. 1 Overcome ibis difficulty by sprezulinggn the posts B C and bringing the hook d e around There is no amd-V -set forth.

i ISRAEL DOAN.

Witnesses:

EDWD. A. BRADLEY, EUGENE B. MIX. 

